REGION III TRACK: Kodiak boys back on topThe Kodiak boys track and field team is back atop the regional podium. Behind eight first-place finishes, the Bears captured the team title at the Region III Championships Saturday at Kenai High School. Kodiak saw its streak of eight straight titles snapped at last year's meet, but left little doubt that it would win its ninth championship in the past 10 years, finishing 43 points ahead of runner-up Kenai. "We wer...

Kodiak softball nearly tops DimondAfter turning a game-saving double play in the fifth inning, Kodiak was one out away from its first victory at home this season. The Bears then found out that the hardest out is sometimes the toughest one to get. Dimond’s next six batters reached base — five on base hits — as the Lynx scored five times with two outs to register a 9-5 nonconference softball victory Saturday at East Addition Park. The game was halte...

Thomet, Pillans claim titles on Day 1 of regionalsKodiak's Levi Thomet and Kordell Pillans snagged titles at the Region III Track and Field Championships Friday at Kenai High School. Thomet, one of the nation's top runners, won his third straight 3,200-meter title with a time of 9 minutes, 2.39 seconds, while Pillans topped the shot put field for the second consecutive year with a toss of 48 feet, 6 inches. The two early wins gave Kodiak the lead after the first ...

Kodiak baseball tops ColonyA day after getting stymied by Wasilla, Kodiak's bats woke up against Colony. The Bears hammered out 10 hits in cruising past Colony, 10-3, in a Southcentral Conference baseball game Friday at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer. Jon LeVan led the charge with three singles and an RBI, while Frank Carlson drove in one and powered a triple and a double. The Bears head to Thursday’s conference tournament as the South Div...

Kodiak softball falls to DimondDimond scored in every inning but one to pick up a 12-2 victory over Kodiak in a nonconference softball game Friday at East Addition Park. Dannika Catt led Kodiak with a pair of singles and scored the Bears’ first run on a Celeste Chichenoff single in the fourth. Sage Glamann and Michaela Zurflueh accounted for Kodiak’s other two hits. Megan Luther drove in three and ripped a triple and a single for Dimond. Racque...

Mangalus, Alcaide display speed in the sprintsWhile Kodiak’s distance crew makes headlines, a pair of sprinters are quietly putting together career seasons, giving the Bears the push they need to make a run for the state track and field title. “That is our motivation to try to get noticed,” junior Billy Alcaide said. “We know our distance squad is No. 1 in the state, and the sprinters just try to work hard. We are getting there.” Alcaide and senior Jemuel Man...

Rotary hangs new welcome sign downtownThe Kodiak Rotary hung a brand new Welcome to Kodiak banner downtown in an effort to help beautify the area and get started on the road to getting a permanent sign. The inspiration for the banner came from an old sign that hung over the street back in the late-50s, including during the first Crab Festival in 1959, said the Rotary’s Craig Johnson. The banner is hung on the side of the old Food For Less building, no...

Kodiak breaks daily rain record but could see warm summerKodiak broke a daily rainfall record last Friday and rain so far in May has been above the average, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast predicts south-central and south-western Alaska could see a warmer than normal summer. “They’re saying there’s a strong likelihood that we’ll have above normal temperatures for those three months,” said Craig Eckert, the Kodiak station manager. But, th...

KHS boys soccer season endsThe first varsity season of Kodiak boys soccer came to an end Thursday at Colony High School. Colony, the defending state champions, scored in the opening minute and rolled to an 8-1 victory on the first day of the Northern Lights Conference Championships. The Knights moved on in the three-day tournament, while the Bears ended their season with a 2-6 record. “Colony is a different class of soccer. They are a seaso...